Worm trap for a breeding tank assembly

Abstract

A worm trap for use in an aquarium for trapping worms. The worm trap includes a tube assembly having a pair of openings at the ends of the assembly. A chamber is located within the assembly and is adapted to contain a food morsel. At least one end wall of the chamber communicates with the interior of the tube assembly to allow the aroma of the food morsel to enter the tube assembly so that a worm will be attracted to the aroma and be trapped in the tube assembly. The opening in the chamber is sufficiently small to prevent the food morsel from being carried out of the tube assembly by the worm.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A breeding tank comprising: a tank having an inner chamber for housing water; and   a worm trap positioned within the inner chamber under the water, the worm trap comprising: a tube assembly having a pair of removable, telescoping tubes, each tube having an open end, one of the tubes having a pair of spaced end walls for housing a food morsel, the spaced end walls having holes for allowing the aroma of the food morsel to pass therethrough, the holes being smaller than the food morsel; and   First and second fittings attached to the open ends of the tubes, the fittings having a hole forming a passage of limited size for allowing the water in the tank to flow through the tubes and for allowing a worm to pass into the tubes.     
     
     
       2. A method for trapping a worm within a breeding tank comprising: positioning a food morsel between a pair of spaced end walls defining a chamber within a worm trap;   placing the worm trap into the breeding tank;   directing the water into the worm trap, the water passing through holes in the spaced end walls of the chamber;   discharging the water from the worm trap;   carrying the aroma of the food morsel out of the worm trap and into the breeding tank; and   allowing a worm to move into the worm trap through a small limited opening in the worm trap.   
     
     
       3. The method of claim 2 further comprising preventing the worm from exiting the worm trap through the small limited opening. 
     
     
       4. The method of claim 2 wherein the aroma of the food morsel is carried into the breeding tank by the water flowing through the worm trap.